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Say My Name
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Our Vampires Are Different
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The Hero Dies
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Only Known by Their Nickname
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Sealed Evil in a Can
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Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Killed Mid-Sentence
Evil Sounds Deep
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Protagonist Title
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Light Is Not Good
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Your Head A-Splode
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No Name Given
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All Just a Dream
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Captain Obvious
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Fat Bastard
Not Quite Dead
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Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Handicapped Badass
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Very Loosely Based on a True Story
And the Adventure Continues
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You Have Failed Me
Here We Go Again!
The Brute
Daddy's Girl
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Damsel in Distress
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Big Bad
Translation Convention
Historical In-Joke
Disney Villain Death
Failed a Spot Check
The Un-Favourite
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Blatant Lies
Precision F-Strike
Mooks
Chekhov's Gun
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Artistic License History
Adults Are Useless
Naïve Newcomer
Never Trust a Trailer
Scare Chord
The Chick
Dogged Nice Guy
An Arm and a Leg
Police Brutality
The Atoner
Based on a True Story
The Faceless
Adorkable
Retcon
Badass Longcoat
Manly Tears
Romantic Comedy
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Slasher Movie
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Informed Ability
Would Hurt a Child
Man on Fire
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Fun with Acronyms
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Half the Man He Used to Be
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Took a Level in Badass
Riddle for the Ages
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Death Seeker
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My God, What Have I Done?
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Only One Name
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Cool Old Guy
Author Appeal
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Villain Ball
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Heroes Want Redheads
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
The Ditz
Bloodier and Gorier
Word of God
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Race Lift
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Drugs Are Bad
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Demonic Possession
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One-Man Army
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Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
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The Stoic
Made of Iron
The '90s
Ascended Extra
Big Bad Duumvirate
Monumental Damage
Domestic Abuse
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Mind Screw
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True Companions
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Parental Abandonment
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Exact Words
Actually Pretty Funny
The Reveal
Dirty Old Man
Took a Level in Jerkass
Same Language Dub
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
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Disguised in Drag
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Truth in Television
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The '80s
Dutch Angle
Drowning My Sorrows
Dirty Coward
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Mama Bear
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
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Early-Bird Cameo
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Black Comedy
Shower Scene
Last-Name Basis
Pet the Dog
You Killed My Father
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Red Right Hand
Moment Killer
Cat Scare
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Establishing Character Moment
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
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Love at First Sight
Psychopathic Manchild
The Big Guy
A Date with Rosie Palms
Hope Spot
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I Need a Freaking Drink
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Earn Your Happy Ending
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Agony of the Feet
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Creepy Child
Television Movie Index
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Covers Always Lie
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Guile Hero
Central Theme
Serious Business
Video Credits
The Dog Bites Back
Canon Foreigner
No OSHA Compliance
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Your Cheating Heart
More Dakka
Arc Words
World of Ham
Cassandra Truth
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Manchild
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Facial Horror
Chiaroscuro
Evil Is Hammy
The Mole
Nothing Is Scarier
Cain and Abel
The Sociopath
Death of a Child
Fire-Forged Friends
"Awesome McCool" Name
Spiritual Successor
Vomit Discretion Shot
Hypocritical Humor
Sole Survivor
Apocalypse How
Disproportionate Retribution
Nice Guy
Kubrick Stare
Narrator
Poor Communication Kills
Those Two Guys
Match Cut
Diabolus ex Machina
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Not So Above It All
Training Montage
The Place
Cat Fight
The Bully
Greater-Scope Villain
Improbable Weapon User
Determinator
Music Stories
Hell Is That Noise
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
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Black and Gray Morality
Fake Shemp
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Male Gaze
Karma Houdini
Insane Troll Logic
The Cavalry
Gold Digger
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Running Gag
Italian Films
Bond Villain Stupidity
Card-Carrying Villain
Obviously Evil
Tempting Fate
Almost Kiss
Rule of Three
Redemption Equals Death
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Sexy Discretion Shot
Retired Badass
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Politically Incorrect Villain
Hollywood Darkness
Ambiguous Ending
Even Evil Has Standards
Eagleland
Country Matters
Anyone Can Die
The Dreaded
Thriller
Determinator
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Femme Fatale
I Have Your Wife
Let's Get Dangerous!
The Dragon
Double-Meaning Title
Call-Forward
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Film Series
Beware the Nice Ones
Soft Glass
Public Domain Feature Films
Bolivian Army Ending
The Bad Guy Wins
Coming-of-Age Story
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
The Mafia
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Alas, Poor Villain
Action Girl
Motor Mouth
Smoking Is Cool
He Who Fights Monsters
Final Girl
MayDecember Romance
Darker and Edgier
Scary Black Man
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Catch-Phrase
Redshirt Army
Gorn
Cool Car
Composite Character
The '50s
Punny Name
Mythology Gag
Big Eater
Jerk Jock
NO INDOOR VOICE
BrotherSister Incest
Sports Stories
Ungrateful Bastard
Older Than They Look
Pimped-Out Dress
Silence Is Golden
Bland-Name Product
Cool Guns
Cruel and Unusual Death
Badass Boast
Award-Bait Song
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Big Damn Heroes
Bloody Hilarious
Meaningful Echo
Line-of-Sight Name
Neck Lift
Bittersweet Ending
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Spanner in the Works
Abusive Parents
Stealth Hi/Bye
Extremely Short Timespan
Arch-Enemy
Dwindling Party
Dark Reprise
Refuge in Audacity
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Fantastic Racism
The Load
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
The Un-Reveal
Hollywood Law
Evil Plan
Adapted Out
Neck Snap
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Henpecked Husband
B-Movie
Zombie Stories
Bowdlerise
Gone Horribly Right
Book-Ends
Better to Die than Be Killed
Break the Haughty
Batman Gambit
It's All About Me
Becoming the Mask
Evil Is Petty
Costume Porn
What You Are in the Dark
Dull Surprise
Good Is Not Nice
Body Horror
Fish out of Water
Evil Brit
Fatal Family Photo
Random Events Plot
Badass Grandpa
French Films
Get Out!
Honor Before Reason
Deadpan Snarker
Improbable Aiming Skills
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Corrupt Corporate Executive
Horror Comedy
An Axe to Grind
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Disappeared Dad
Fatal Flaw
Death by Adaptation
Age Lift
Not So Different
Nice Hat
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Villain with Good Publicity
Heterosexual Life-Partners
It Will Never Catch On
Credits Gag
She Cleans Up Nicely
Paper-Thin Disguise
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Sadistic Choice
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Market-Based Title
Chewing the Scenery
Bad "Bad Acting"
Homage
Air-Vent Passageway
Evil-Detecting Dog
Yandere
Artistic License Military
Face Death with Dignity
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
The Ace
Jerkass Has a Point
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Stylistic Suck
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Pragmatic Adaptation
Imagine Spot
Those Wacky Nazis
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Rasputinian Death
Skewed Priorities
The Film of the Book
Noodle Incident
Crapsack World
Historical Hero Upgrade
Scenery Gorn
Curb-Stomp Battle
Oh, Crap!
Hair-Trigger Temper
The Musical
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Arranged Marriage
Enemy Mine
N-Word Privileges
Non-Indicative Name
Leitmotif
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Combat Pragmatist
The '60s
Australian Movies
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Crucified Hero Shot
Action Survivor
Show Within a Show
Idiot Ball
Science Fiction Films
Evil Counterpart
The Ghost
Artistic License Biology
Improvised Weapon
The Smart Guy
Meet Cute
Up to Eleven
Depraved Bisexual
Dramedy
Actor Allusion
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Hypocrite
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Genre Shift
Obfuscating Stupidity
Rule of Cool
Pay Evil unto Evil
Re-Cut
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Fanservice Extra
Destination Defenestration
Only Sane Man
Leave the Camera Running
Not So Stoic
Broken Pedestal
Fate Worse than Death
Ominous Latin Chanting
Authority Equals Asskicking
Martial Arts Movie
Hidden Depths
Pyrrhic Victory
Deconstruction
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
The Alleged Car
Star-Crossed Lovers
One-Word Title
Bury Your Gays
Overly Long Gag
Novelization
Offscreen Teleportation
Beard of Evil
Flipping the Bird
Be Careful What You Wish For
Creator Cameo
Brutal Honesty
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Would Hit a Girl
The Lancer
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Eiffel Tower Effect
Smug Snake
Badass Bookworm
It's Personal
Slap-Slap-Kiss
From Nobody to Nightmare
Back from the Dead
As You Know
Epic Fail
Major Injury Underreaction
Amoral Attorney
Rousing Speech
Armor-Piercing Question
Stepford Smiler
Blood Knight
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Dual Wielding
Happily Married
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Sequel Hook
Title Drop
Rule of Funny
Tranquil Fury
Empathic Environment
Storming the Castle
Everyone Has Standards
Military and Warfare Films
Fantasy Films
Whole Plot Reference
Spell My Name with an "S"
Pragmatic Villainy
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Foreshadowing
Brick Joke
Mood Whiplash
Disney Death
Shown Their Work
Awesome, but Impractical
Not What It Looks Like
Rule of Symbolism
Shirtless Scene
Artistic License Gun Safety
Abhorrent Admirer
Laser-Guided Karma
Police are Useless
The Stoner
Driven to Suicide
Beta Couple
Animated Credits Opening
Decoy Protagonist
Mighty Whitey
Curse Cut Short
Heroic Sacrifice
Sanity Slippage
What the Hell, Hero?
War Is Hell
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This Is Gonna Suck
As the Good Book Says...
Berserk Button
Fourth Date Marriage
Love Triangle
Adaptation Expansion
Make It Look Like an Accident
Artistic License Geography
Groin Attack
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Continuity Nod
Jerkass
Dissonant Serenity
Black Dude Dies First
Japanese Films
Plucky Comic Relief
Logo Joke
Friend to All Children
Dark Action Girl
Grey and Gray Morality
And Starring
Manipulative Bastard
Lampshade Hanging
Chekhov's Gunman
Trailers Always Spoil
Immune to Bullets
Insistent Terminology
Taking You with Me
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Bond One-Liner
No-Sell
Crazy Jealous Guy
Character Development
The X of Y
BFG
Death by Irony
Chase Scene
An Aesop
Cluster F-Bomb
Once More, with Clarity!
British Films
Bi the Way
Defrosting Ice Queen
Ripped from the Headlines
Reality Ensues
Mr. Fanservice
The End... Or Is It?
Villain Opening Scene
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Alpha Bitch
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Gainax Ending
Hoist by His Own Petard
Accidental Misnaming
Did Not Get the Girl
Outrun the Fireball
Double Entendre
Annoying Younger Sibling
Have a Gay Old Time
Intrepid Reporter
Bound and Gagged
The Chessmaster
Kids Are Cruel
Bald of Evil
Cool Shades
Take a Third Option
Action Genre
Fiery Redhead
Taking the Bullet
Sci-Fi Horror
I'm a Humanitarian
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
All Men Are Perverts
Gender Flip
Historical-Domain Character
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Take That!
Product Placement
Dramatic Irony
Bloodless Carnage
Horror Films
Male Frontal Nudity